National Surveillance of Legionnaires' Disease, China, 2014-2016.

ABSTRACT: We report national surveillance of Legionnaires' disease in China. Urine samples from 11 (3.85%) of 286 patients with severe pneumonia of unknown cause were positive for the Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen. We isolated Legionella strains from 7 patients. Improved diagnostic testing is needed for this underestimated disease in China.

SUBMITTER: Qin T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537748 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature